Terrorism Awareness

By: Christopher Breheim and Andy Geis

Terrorism Awareness

By: Christopher Breheim and Andy Geis

What is terrorism?

There is no one-word answer as to what terrorism is. Simply put, terrorism has been described variously as both a tactic, and a strategy; a crime and a holy duty. The United States defines terrorism as "the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological." There are 3 main or key words in this definition: violence, fear, and intimidation. There are many different ideas as to what terrorism actually is, but whatever it is, terrorism is not a good thing.

ISIS

ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, in a way, rose from the ashes of al-Qaeda

al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda was an islamist militant group

Osama Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden was the leader of extremist group, al Qaeda. That was, until Rob O'Neill, a member of SEAL Team Six, killed him, late May 2, 2011 in Pakistan

ISIS

ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, in a way, rose from the ashes of al-Qaeda

al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda was an islamist militant group

Osama Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden was the leader of extremist group, al Qaeda. That was, until Rob O'Neill, a member of SEAL Team Six, killed him, late May 2, 2011 in Pakistan

Some Numbers to Make You Think

1. 13,000 - number of square miles under Islamic State control

2. 1,922 - number of people killed in Iraq in June

3. 30,000-50,000 - number of people estimated to now be fighting with the Islamic State

4. 5 - number of nations which the Islamic State has engaged in direct fighting